CVE-2014-6274

S3 and Glacier remotes creds embedded in the git repo were not encrypted

Published Jun 26, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes
was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid,
the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository
in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-6160 git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid, the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Git-annex Project
Git-annex Project git-annex
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:git-annex_project:git-annex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Git-annex Project
Git-annex Project git-annex
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-311
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid, the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.
Title S3 and Glacier remotes creds embedded in the git repo were not encrypted
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Jun 27, 2025, 6:41 PM
Reserved
Sep 9, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 26, 2025, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:12 AM